Saturday, August 31, 2024

Kadence@Orlando ★★★

Michelin Star Sushi Omakase in Orlando. Beautiful presentation with seasonal ingredients & Filipino influence. Small bite-size sushi. Cozy vibe. Mark and Jen are Filipino husband and wife team. Kuheiji Sake available. $305 per person. Sushi pickup orders available.

Kegani

Husband & Wife Team Mark & Jen


Kuheiji Sake


Celebratory Champagne



Kuheiji Tako 2019 $250


Kegani




Prawn Soup



Sashimi


Chawanmushi
























Uni Label Wall

You will find Michelin signs in the restroom

Kadence
1809 E Winter Park Road
Orlando, FL 32803
http://kadenceorlando.com

Friday, August 30, 2024

Tiffins@Walt Disney World Disney's Animal Kingdom ★★

Favorite Restaurant at Disney's Animal Kingdom. Love The Land Salad with fresh greens grown from EPCOT. Octopus was nice and soft. Whole Fish is always great and good to share with coconut rice & greens in the dish. Just have to be careful with the bigger fish bones when eating. 10% annual pass discount applies.

Whole-Fried Sustainable Fish $45
coconut fried rice, green & red curry, thai green papaya slaw, peanuts

Complimentary Bread

The Land Salad $14
young lettuces from the Land Pavilion at EPCOT, muhammara, feta, sumac, garlic breadcrumbs, citrus vinaigrette

Charred Octopus $19
sweet corn salsa, chorizo, tequila, mole rojo, pickled onions, cilantro

Tiffins inside Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park
2901 Osceola Pkwy, Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
(407) 939-5277
https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/animal-kingdom/tiffins/

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Cheng Can Cook: Unasu ★★

Fun Japanese Recipe on Instagram. It was really fun learning to make this molecular gastronomic dish. I modified the recipe a bit because it was too sweet. Because of the sweet sauce, it did kind of taste like Unagi.

My first cooking tutorial video with this dish on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/I2GBOD3qMCo

Ingredients:
2 Egpplants
Sugar 3-4 Tablespoons
Mirin 3-4 Tablespoons
Soy Sauce 3-4 Tablespoons
Sesame Oil
Sansho Pepper
Rice

Directions:
1. Cook rice.
2. Wash, cut ends, and peel Eggplants. Steam with rice for 10-15 minutes when rice is almost done cooking or microwave for 5 minutes.
3. In a bow, mix Sugar, Mirin, & Soy Sauce.
4. Take out Eggplants and cut into 4 seams vertically each so that it's flat. Trim off uneven ends.
5. Heat pan with Sesame Oil, cook Eggplant until a bit burnt on both sides.
6. Add in sauce mixture and use spoon to cover Eggplant with Sauce consistently until soaked.
7. Serve on rice, sprinkle with Sansho Pepper, and enjoy!

Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Cheng Can Cook: Nagaimo & Okra w/ Karashi Mentaiko ★★★

 Based on Japanese Recipe on Instagram. I modified it a bit. Simple vegetable dish to enjoy with rice. It's so refreshing that it's like eating sushi. Umai!!

Ingredients:
1.5-2 inches of Nagaimo (Japanese Mountain Yam)
4 Ikura
1/2 piece Karashi Mentaiko
1 teaspoon Japanese Noodles Soy Sauce (2x concentrated)
1/2 teaspoon Vinegar
Rice
Optional: Dried Kombu
Optional: Chopped Spring Onions

Directions:
1. Cook rice.
2. Wash Okra, roll with salt, cut away dark ends. Put in rice cooker while almost done with cooking rice for 10 minutes. (natural steaming, pot free)
3. Wash & peel Nagaimo, chopped into cubes.
4. When Okra is cooked in the rice cooker, cut into star-shaped pieces.
5. In a bowl, mix Soy Sauce & Vinegar together. Mix in all Nagaimo, Okra, & Karashi Mentaiko and enjoy with rice!